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Unreamed interlocking nailing in tibia fracture
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You Sung Suh, Young Il Cho, Ho Won Jung, Yeon Il Kim
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J Korean Soc Fract 2002;15(4):470-476. Published online October 31, 2002
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.2002.15.4.470
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To evaluate of clinical results and malunion according to nail insertion site and early ambulation after unreamed interlocking intramedullary nailing for the treatment of tibial fractures, MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed 46 tibial fractures that were treated with unreamed static intramedullary nailing prospectively from March 1997 to May 2001. Nail insertion site and angulation of fracture site were reviewed by radiograph. All of 46 cases, ambulation was started at postoperative 2 weeks, and then clinical outcomes were reveiwed RESULTS: In all 46 cases, union was achieved at average 18.2 weeks clinically and average 19.4 weeks radiographically. There is no significant difference in angulation according to nail insertion site, i,.e. after central/medial/lateral insertion, outcome was 2 . 4 5 degrees +/-2 . 1 7 / 2 . 2 2 degrees +/-1 . 8 4 / 1 . 7 3 degrees +/-1.33(p; 0.705) in last follow up anterioposterior view, and 1.81 degrees +/-1 . 1 3 / 2 . 6 7 degrees +/-1 . 6 2 / 2 . 0 0 degrees +/-1.64(p; 0.320) in last follow up lateral view. No breakage of intramedullary nails and no stiffness on adjacent joints.
CONCLUSION
We confirmed that unreamed interlocking nailing in tibial fractures is one of the effective method for low recurrence of malunion and early ambulation
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Comparison of Intramedullary Nailing and Plate Fixation for the Treatment of Nonunion of the Long Bone Fracture on Lower Extermities
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Jong Seok Park, Jae Hoon Lee, Hee Kwon, Jae Eung Yoo, Joon Min Song, Yeon Il Kim, Chang Uk Choi
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J Korean Soc Fract 2000;13(2):327-333. Published online April 30, 2000
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.2000.13.2.327
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: Under the principle of rigid fixation and bone graft, we analyzed and compared the clinical results in the treatment of nonunion of long bone fractures using plate fixation and intramedullary nailing with or without bone graft.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
: We used 19 cases of plate fixation and 19cases of intramedullary nailing with or without bone graft for the treatment of the nonunion of long bone from Mar. 1994 through Feb. 1997. We analyzed and compared the clinical results of plate fixation and intramedullary nailing with bone graft in the treatment of nonunion of fracture.
RESULTS
: The mean bone union time according to nonunion type in case of plate fixation was 22.6 weeks in the hypertrophic type and 16.4 weeks in the atropic type(p<0.005). In case of intramedullary nailing was 20.4 weeks in the hypertrophic type and 15.3 weeks in the atropic type(p<0.05). According to the bone graft in case of plate fixation, 20.8 weeks in the autogenous bone graft and 19.3 weeks in the combination of autogenous bone graft and allo-bone graft(p>0.05). In case of intramedullary nailing, 16.9 weeks in the autogenous bone graft and 22.7 weeks that dosen't bone graft. According to the radioligical bone union time was 20.1 weeks in the plate fixation and 18.7 weeks in the intramedullary nailing(p>0.05).
CONCLUSION
: There was on significant difference according to the method of fixation, but the treatment of nonunion of long bone in lower extremities using intramedullary nailing will be good because of early ROM exercise and weight bearing ambulation than plate fixation. Although the type of nonunion is hypertrophic in the case of intramedullary nailing, bone graft is helpful to promote bony union.
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